202085f39a853155c05c36ee-877d1c83ad23ac5a1daf88a9fef32050.r12.c… · Novel: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ISBN-10: 0261670476 Students, you need to purchase C.S. Lewis’

SUMMERREADING

ASSIGNMENT S

2020

Dear Parents

Itrsquos been an extraordinary spring semester In many ways COVID-19 has dominated our conversations thoughts and lives However in the midst of this virus we have witnessed the mighty hand of God in our lives and have seen Him go before us preparing the way in our online learning

We have seen how students when called upon will take the lead in their own learning which in reality is the way education should bemdash student led

As we progress into the summer months we would love for students to take this same level of responsibility and take ownership of their learning

We all have busy lives However we believe that reading and learning during the summer months are essential helping students retain past information and gain new information

Please read below for more specific information regarding the benefits of summer reading

Stephen D Krashen an educator researcher and expert in the field of linguistics has written over 350 articles and books on the subjects of language acquisition and reading His findings corroborate other research which shows that high school students who read over the summer months become more literate write more proficiently and acquire more vocabulary [Read more about his research on his website wwwsdkrashencom] Other studies indicate that students may regress one to three months academically over the summer and that summer reading programs are a key to ensuring kids stay on track and are ready to continue learning on grade level in the fall [Read some excellent studies on summer reading at Johns Hopkins Universityrsquos National Summer Learning Association website wwwsummerlearningorg]

In addition to the vast quantity of research supporting summer reading programs Hickory Grove Christian High School a college-prep high school endeavors to prepare students for college If you research other college-prep high schools in the Charlotte area especially other private schools you will find that summer reading programs are the norm College-prep schools realize the importance of fostering life-long reading skills in students and promoting higher expectations of students year-round

All students will still be required to read during the summer months and to finish any activities associated with the reading Completed summer reading assignments will be due for all students the second week of school A SMART lunch session will be held during the first week of school to give students who will be taking English in the spring an opportunity to meet with hisher English teacher to discuss any questions heshe might have concerning the summer reading assignment before submission

Please understand that we do want you to benefit from family time this summer we do want students to enjoy a break from rigorous academics However we also want to help kids succeed and prepare kids for higher education and for life Our summer reading is designed to be completed in a manageable amount of time so as not to take up your entire summer break We encourage you as parents to engage in reading with your children and to help them plan the completion of the summer reading so that it does not drag out all summer long

Sincerely

The English Department of HGCS

SUMMER READING POLICIES

Due August 18If the school calendar changes due to governmental school opening requirements the due date will change as well

Novel The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ISBN-10 0261670476

Students you need to purchase CS Lewisrsquo The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe There are several different publications of the book Please make sure you get the full-length version and not the childrenrsquos version

There is also a study guide that you must print that accompanies the book You do NOT have to answer the comprehension questions in writing These questions are to help you in your reading You should be able to answer them in your headmdash not paper However you MUST answer (in writing) the Critical Thinking Questions in each chapter If you have English spring semester please bring your novel and your study guide to class the first day of school If you have English in the fall your English teacher will have you bring your novel and study guide to the first available Smart Lunch the first week of school

You will be tested on your reading through an objective assessment and through a writing assignment

If you have questions or concerns please contact Mrs Tammy Nelson at tammynelsonhgchristianorg

Study Guide

NEW 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSrsquo SUMMER READING



9th Grade College Prep English will read q Gifted Hands The Ben Carson Story Autobiography ISBN-10 0310214696 ISBN-13 978-0310214694q ldquoA Psalm of Liferdquo

Welcome to College Prep English I

In College Prep English I you will begin summer reading with The Ben Carson Story Amazon review states ldquoBen Carson MD works medical miracles Today hersquos one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world In Gifted Hands he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33 Ben Carson is a role model for anyone who attempts the seemingly impossible as he takes you into the operating room where he has saved countless lives Filled with fascinating case histories this is the dramatic and intimate story of Ben Carsonrsquos struggle to beat the odds mdash and of the faith and genius that make him one of the greatest life-givers of the centuryrdquo

You must purchase a personal copy (with the ISBN noted above) in order to underline and make notations within the book

You will also read the poem Psalm of Life in conjunction with the Carson work Please be certain to annotate the poem as you read An objective test on this work will also be given during the first two weeks of school Those who have English second semester will test during SMART lunch first semester

Your annotations will be scored as a quiz grade Use this Annotation Example as a guide to help you Please annotate using a blue or black pen Simply highlighting text will not result in a decent grade You must follow the example above

If you have questions regarding the assignment please email your teacher Mrs Sarah Beam at sarahbeamhgchristianorg Emails will be answered and checked periodically throughout the summer

9TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS



9th Grade Honors English will readq Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ISBN-10 1451673310 ISBN-13 978-1451673319q ldquoBurning a Bookrdquo (Poem by William Stafford)q A work from the A Work of Your Choice 9th

Welcome to Honors English I Honors English I requires numerous outside readings beginning with your summer responsibilities (1) a work of your choice from the A Work of Your Choice 9th (2) the poem ldquoBurning a Bookrdquo and (3) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451 stands as a ldquoclassic of world literature set in a bleak dystopian futurerdquo Its message has grown more relevant since the first publication We will explore this novel together by examining it through a biblical worldview lens


An objective test on this work will be given during the first two weeks of school Those who have English second semester will test during SMART lunch first semester

The Stafford poem is to be read in conjunction with the Bradbury book Please be certain to annotate the poem as you read

You will also be assessed on the work of your choice from A Work of Your Choice 9th Please annotate andor take notes on the work



9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS



10th Grade College Prep English will read q Night by Elie Wiesel ISBN-10 9780374500016 ISBN-13 978-0374500016q ldquoAlonerdquo (a poem by Maya Angelou)

Welcome to College Prep English IICP English II requires numerous outside readings starting with your summer reading of Night by Elie Wiesel the companion poem ldquoAlonerdquo

Night is a personal account of Wieselrsquos horrendous experience as a young teenager in the ghetto and in the concentration camps of Buchenwald and Auschwitz You must purchase a personal copy (with the ISBN noted above) so you may underline and make notations within the book

An objective test on this novel will also be given during the first two weeks of school Those who have English 2nd semester will test during SMART lunch first semester

Please print read and carefully annotate the poem ldquoAlonerdquo


If you have questions regarding the assignment please email your teacher Mrs Sarah Beam atsarahbeamhgchristianorg Emails will be answered and checked periodically throughout the summer




10th Grade Honors English will read q Night by Elie Wiesel ISBN-10 9780374500016 ISBN-13 978-0374500016q ldquoAlonerdquo (a poem by Maya Angelou)q A Work of Your Choice 10th Grade

Welcome to Honors English IIHonors English II requires numerous outside readings beginning with your summer responsibilities of Night by Elie Wiesel the companion poem ldquoAlonerdquo and A Work of Your Choice 10th Grade


An objective test on this novel will also be given during the first two weeks of school Those who have English 2nd semester will test during SMART lunch first semester Please print read and carefully annotate the poem ldquoAlonerdquo

Your annotations will be scored as a quiz grade Use this Annotation Example as a guide to help you Please annotate in pen Multiple colors are acceptable Simply highlighting text will not result in a decent grade You must follow the example above

Additionally choose A Work of Your Choice 10th Grade to read andor annotate and take notes on You will be assessed on this work as well





11th Grade College Prep English will read q A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry ISBN-10 9780679601722 ISBN-13 978-0679601722q Three Poems

Welcome to English IIIThis year will be a survey of some of the most famous pieces of American Literature It will be a great year of looking at our nationrsquos history while examining the literature that has made America a literary powerhouse In this course you will be responsible for numerous amounts of reading and writing outside of class this will begin with your summer reading

You will be responsible for reading A Raisin in the Sun a play about racial tensions in the mid-20th century You will keep a Cheatsheet for A Raisin in the Sun Cut the sheet in half Fold the sheets to fit on the inside and outside covers and glue the sheets to the covers Please fill out these sheets as you read These sheets will help you in your reading and on the written assignment

Please carefully read the Three Poems and annotate using TPCASTT These poems are in conjunction with the longer work by Hansberry

In addition you will have a reading comprehension test the first week back to school Those who have English second semester will test during SMART lunch first semester You can email Ms Lauren White atlaurenwhitehgchristianorg if you have any questions Emails will be checked and answered periodically throughout the summer




11th Grade Honors English will read q A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry ISBN-10 9780679601722 ISBN-13 978-0679601722q Three Poems q A Work of Your Choice 11th Grade

Welcome to Honors English III This year will be a survey of some of the most famous pieces of American Literature It will be a great year of looking at our nationrsquos history while examining the literature that has made America a literary powerhouse In this course you will be responsible for numerous amounts of reading and writing outside of class this will begin with your summer reading

You will be responsible to read A Raisin in the Sun and annotate for the following literary elements characterization figurative language and passages that help build themes within the story The point of annotating is for you to interact with the text in order to have a deeper understanding of the text as well as better comprehend what is read Refrain from pointing out literary elements without considering (1) Why the author chose to include this (2) What does this element add to the story

You will keep a Cheatsheet for A Raisin in the Sun Cut the sheet in half Fold the sheets to fit on the inside and outside covers and glue the sheets to the covers Please fill out these sheets as you read These sheets will help you in your reading and on the written assignment


Please annotate andor take notes on A Work of Your Choice 11th Grade You will be assessed on this work as well as the Hansberry one and poems

In addition you will have a reading comprehension test the first week back to school If you do not have English first semester you will come to a SMART lunch session in order to complete the same comprehension test You can email Ms Lauren White at laurenwhitehgchristianorg if you have any questions Emails will be checked and answered periodically throughout the summer




If AP Language is second semester students will be accessed during a Smart lunch first semester

Reading q I Write Essays Various Authorsq Three Poems Various Authorsq A Work of Your Choice 11th Grade

q Three-ring binder dividers blue yellow and pink highlighters

Assignments

I I Write Essays Assignment q In the above essays all of the essayists have tried to capture and name their particular motivations for writing the process by which they write and the individual styles that emerged in their work q Please read and annotate the I Write Essays q Write your own ldquoI Writerdquo essay must include q 500-750 words q MLA formatting - Times New Roman font and double spaced q Typed printed and stapled to annotated essays

II Three Poems q Please carefully read and annotate the poems q Turn in printed and annotated poems on the day of the assessment

III A Work of Your Choice 11th Grade q Please choose a worthy AP novel or play of your choice You may either take notes or annotate as you read

An objective test on the ldquoI Writerdquo essays and the three poems will be given during the first week of school Those who have English second semester will test during SMART lunch first semester

If you have any questions please contact Ms Lauren White at laurenwhitehgchristianorg Emails will be checked and answered periodically throughout the summer

AP LANGUAGE SUMMER READING LIST



12th Grade College Prep English will read q Oedipus the King Sophocles ISBN-10 0140444254 ISBN-13 978-0140444254 q Watch the Video Greek Theater q Read the background info on Greek Theater background information on Oedipus q Read the introduction ldquoGreece and the Theaterrdquo q Read the play Oedipus the King q Fill out the study guide as you read study guide questions to Oedipus q Three Poems

Welcome to English IVThis year will be a survey of some of the most famous pieces of British literature with some world lit and Biblical texts thrown into the mix Three of our main focuses will be on archetypes illusion of control and critical thinking

Please take notes and annotate as you read the poems

An objective test on Oedipus and the poems will be given during the first week of school Those who have English second semester will test during SMART lunch first semester

Your notes and annotations on the play and poems will be scored as quiz grades Use this Annotation Example as a guide to help you Please annotate in pen Multiple colors are acceptable Simply highlighting text will not result in a decent grade You must follow the example above

If you have any questions please contact Mrs Nelson at tammynelsonhgchristianorg Emails will be checked and answered periodically throughout the summer

12TH GRADE COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT



12th Grade Honors English will read q Oedipus the King Sophocles ISBN-10 0140444254 ISBN-13 978-0140444254 q Watch the Video Greek Theater q Read the background info on Greek Theater background information on Oedipus q Read the introduction ldquoGreece and the Theaterrdquo q Read the play Oedipus the King q Fill out the study guide as you read study guide questions to Oedipus q Three Poemsq A Work of Your Choice 12th Grade

Welcome to Honors English IVThis year will be a survey of some of the most famous pieces of British literature with some world lit and Biblical texts thrown into the mix Three of our main focuses will be on archetypes illusion of control and critical thinking

Oedipus the Kingq Watch the background video on Greek Theater and read the background information on Oedipus read annotate and answer the study guide questions to Oedipus

Please take notes and annotate as you read the poems and work of your choice


Students will have a written assessment on their A Work of Your Choice 12th Grade the first week of schoolmdash both fall and spring students



12TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT



Reading q Oedipus the King Sophocles ISBN-10 0140444254 ISBN-13 978-0140444254 q Watch the Video Greek Theater q Read the background info on Greek Theater background information on Oedipus q Read the introduction ldquoGreece and the Theaterrdquo (this is in the book) q Read the play Oedipus the King q Fill out the study guide as you read study guide questions to Oedipus q 1984 ISBN-10 1328869334 ISBN-13 978-1328869333q Three Poemsq A Work of Your Choice 12th Grade for Extra Creditq Major Data Sheets for Oedipus and 1984 Major Works Data Sheetq Three-ring binder with dividers and highlighers blue yellow and pink

Oedipus the Kingq Read annotate and ldquocheatsheetrdquo 1984 ldquocheatsheetrdquo You need just one side of each sheet so cut the 1984 sheet in half Fold and glue the character symboltheme sheet in the front flap of the bookq Watch the background video on Greek Theater and read the background information on Oedipus read annotate and answer the study guide questions to Oedipusq The Major Works Data Sheet make two copiesmdashone for 1984 and one for Oedipus Mrs Nelson will have folders on AP Classroom for students to upload the first day of fall semester Three Poemsq Print and annotate the Three Poems Link to annotation for example of annotation Simply highlighting will not sufficeA Work of Your Choice 12th Grade for Extra Creditq Choose a worthy AP work Read and either take notes or annotate A Work of Your Choice 12th Grade You should print and fill out the Major Works Data Sheet

q Reading comprehension tests will be given the first week of school


AP LITERATURE SUMMER READING LIST


Dear Parents

Itrsquos been an extraordinary spring semester In many ways COVID-19 has dominated our conversations thoughts and lives However in the midst of this virus we have witnessed the mighty hand of God in our lives and have seen Him go before us preparing the way in our online learning

We have seen how students when called upon will take the lead in their own learning which in reality is the way education should bemdash student led

As we progress into the summer months we would love for students to take this same level of responsibility and take ownership of their learning

We all have busy lives However we believe that reading and learning during the summer months are essential helping students retain past information and gain new information

Please read below for more specific information regarding the benefits of summer reading

Stephen D Krashen an educator researcher and expert in the field of linguistics has written over 350 articles and books on the subjects of language acquisition and reading His findings corroborate other research which shows that high school students who read over the summer months become more literate write more proficiently and acquire more vocabulary [Read more about his research on his website wwwsdkrashencom] Other studies indicate that students may regress one to three months academically over the summer and that summer reading programs are a key to ensuring kids stay on track and are ready to continue learning on grade level in the fall [Read some excellent studies on summer reading at Johns Hopkins Universityrsquos National Summer Learning Association website wwwsummerlearningorg]

In addition to the vast quantity of research supporting summer reading programs Hickory Grove Christian High School a college-prep high school endeavors to prepare students for college If you research other college-prep high schools in the Charlotte area especially other private schools you will find that summer reading programs are the norm College-prep schools realize the importance of fostering life-long reading skills in students and promoting higher expectations of students year-round

All students will still be required to read during the summer months and to finish any activities associated with the reading Completed summer reading assignments will be due for all students the second week of school A SMART lunch session will be held during the first week of school to give students who will be taking English in the spring an opportunity to meet with hisher English teacher to discuss any questions heshe might have concerning the summer reading assignment before submission

Please understand that we do want you to benefit from family time this summer we do want students to enjoy a break from rigorous academics However we also want to help kids succeed and prepare kids for higher education and for life Our summer reading is designed to be completed in a manageable amount of time so as not to take up your entire summer break We encourage you as parents to engage in reading with your children and to help them plan the completion of the summer reading so that it does not drag out all summer long

Sincerely

The English Department of HGCS








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202085f39a853155c05c36ee-877d1c83ad23ac5a1daf88a9fef32050.r12.c… · Novel: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ISBN-10: 0261670476 Students, you need to purchase C.S. Lewis’